01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046844
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G76 7AE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Financial assistance for the educational needs of underprivileged children in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Colombia, support of a medical dispensary in Kitale (Kenya) and ad hoc donations meeting the Di Paola Trust's criteria. All donations are targeted to specific Catholic institutions such as the Jesuit Development Office in Zimbabwe, St Stephen's School (Turkana, Kenya) and Dispensary (Kitale) both administered by the Nazareth Sisters of the Annunciation, and Let the Children Live in Colombia set up by Fr Peter Walters. Ad hoc donations are made (subject to reserves) through Jesuit Missions London and/or directly to individual persons/institutions.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1. The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes:- (a) The advancement of education (primary, secondary and tertiary) by financing the education of children in Zimbabwe or elsewhere, principally but not exclusively those who are orphaned because their parents died of AIDS (b) The prevention or relief of poverty by financing aid programmes involving adults or children in Zimbabwe or elsewhere brought to the notice of the Trustees by the Jesuit priest(s) or other officials of the Catholic Church administering the Trust's disbursed funds.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 5 April 2025 | £5,503 | £10,481 | 0 | 15 August 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £6,966 | £9,650 | 0 | 4 July 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £29,112 | £29,840 | 0 | 5 October 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £12,509 | £11,000 | 0 | 3 July 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 6 Carolside Avenue, Clarkston
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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